Jatho Flies: Germany Claims First Powered Flight
Karl Jatho strapped a gasoline engine to his wooden glider and lifted off in Hanover, challenging the narrative that the Wright brothers were the sole pioneers of powered flight. This controversial 1903 attempt forces historians to confront the messy reality of simultaneous invention, where multiple inventors chased the same dream across different continents at the exact same time.
August 18, 1903
123 years ago
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